Verse 23

But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 17:11 : 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.
  • Gen 9:4 : 4 But you must not eat meat that still has its lifeblood in it.
  • Lev 17:13-14 : 13 Any Israelite or foreigner living among you who hunts and catches a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood and cover it with earth. 14 For the life of every creature is in its blood, and I have told the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is in its blood. Anyone who eats it must be cut off.
  • Deut 12:16 : 16 But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.
  • Lev 3:16-17 : 16 The priest shall burn them on the altar as food, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD. 17 This is a permanent statute for your generations in all your dwelling places: You must not eat any fat or blood.